$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day 1e Completed
2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
$50 No-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1e
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam
Buy-in
$40
Prize Pool
$38,440
Entries
961
Level
29
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
5,000
Just 22 of 170 Survive the Fifth Flight
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Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
The 2015 Seneca Niagara Falls Summer Slam continued today with the fifth of six starting flights in Event #3, a $50 No-Limit Hold'em tournament with a $25,000 guarantee.
This flight drew a total of 170 entries, playing down to just 22 remaining players as Level 15 came to a close. Adding these 170 entries to the 585 from the first four flights means a total of 755 entries have already helped the event push well past the $25,000 prizepool guarantee with one more flight to come.
Today, Bob Kiehl used his usually maniacal style to build a big lead part way through the flight and ended up bagging big, but in the final five hands of the night, Alex Rivera grabbed the chip lead busting John Stempien in a huge hand, eventually bagging up 168,900.
These 22 survivors will join the 76 from the first four flights to come back and play down to a champion Thursday. At this point, they will all be chasing Day 1d chip leader Tom Babiarz and his overall leading 254,700-chip stack.
In the meantime, the event will continues with the sixth and final starting flight beginning at 6 p.m. local time this evening.
Tune in to PokerNews at that time for updates of all the action live from the floor of the poker room at Seneca Niagara.
End of Day 1e Chip Counts (full)
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
168,900 | -1,000 |
|
|
127,900 | 99,400 |
|
123,100 | 2,100 |
|
|
104,400 | |
|
|
102,400 | |
|
101,200 | |
|
98,400 | 56,100 |
|
|
93,900 | |
|
85,500 | 59,500 |
|
81,200 | 21,200 |
|
|
78,500 | |
|
70,800 | |
|
70,700 | |
|
68,600 | |
|
|
68,200 | |
|
65,600 | |
|
|
40,600 | |
|
|
37,000 | |
|
|
31,900 | -33,100 |
|
|
27,900 | |
|
27,600 | |
|
|
25,700 |
Rivera Stacks Stempien
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
In one of the final five hands, Alex Rivera has busted John Stempien and may end up bagging the chip lead.
He used 
to flop top pair, river a flush and crack Stempien's 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
183,000 | 166,000 |
|
Busted |
Six More Hands!
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
A draw was conducted to determine the number of hands to play before bagging up. They drew a six.
Mueller Misses
Level 15
: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante
Keith Mueller ran bad late again, finally getting it in with 
over a John Stempien raise, only to find the player on his left with 
and a willingness to go all in for more.
Stempien busted and Mueller busted.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
Level: 15
Blinds: 1,200/2,400
Ante: 300
Just 29 Remain
Level 14
: 1,000/2,000, 300 ante
They are down to 29 players already and dwindling fast as the shorter stacks shove in an attempt to bag big or go home here in the later levels.
Level: 14
Blinds: 1,000/2,000
Ante: 300
Kozlowski Doubles
Level 13
: 800/1,600, 200 ante
Mike Kozlowski just doubled up into contention, calling all in with 
in a classic race against .
Jacks held on a 
run out.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
85,000 | 43,000 |